Permanent cropland (% of land area) in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Permanent cropland (% of land area) was 2.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent cropland in Lower middle income, 1961–2024
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
Lower middle income recorded 2.9% for permanent cropland in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent cropland in Lower middle income peaked at 2.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1967.
Lower middle income ranks 10th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent cropland (% of land area) in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.0% | — |
| 1962 | 1.1% | +4.6% |
| 1963 | 1.0% | -5.5% |
| 1964 | 1.0% | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 1.0% | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 1.0% | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 1.0% | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 1.0% | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 1.0% | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 1.1% | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 1.1% | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 1.1% | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 1.1% | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 1.1% | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 1.1% | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 1.1% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 1.2% | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 1.2% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 1.2% | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 1.2% | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 1.2% | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 1.3% | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 1.3% | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 1.3% | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 1.4% | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 1.4% | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 1.4% | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 1.4% | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 1.4% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 1.5% | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 1.5% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 1.5% | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 1.6% | +6.6% |
| 1994 | 1.6% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 1.6% | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 1.7% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 1.7% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 1.7% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 1.8% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 1.8% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 1.8% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 2.7% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 2.9% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 2.9% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.3% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.7% | 2.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More agriculture & rural data for Lower middle income
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.30 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5799 units per person (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2025)
- Rural population 58.0% (2025)
- Rural population 1.71 billion (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5919 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 17.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent cropland in Lower middle income?
- Permanent cropland in Lower middle income was 2.9% in 2024, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest permanent cropland recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest permanent cropland recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1967.
- How does Lower middle income rank for permanent cropland?
- Lower middle income ranks 10th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is permanent cropland rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower middle income data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Permanent cropland (% of land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Permanent cropland is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber.